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B. G. HANFORD, Jr.

GHEUK EASE.

No. 339,290. Patented Apr. 6, 1886.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT G. HANFORD, JR, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE HANFORD, PEOKHAM 8t MCCANOE COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

CHECK-EASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 339,290, dated April 6, 1886.

Application men June 11, 1895.

-To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT G. HANFORD, Jr., of Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Check-Eases,

of which the following is a specification.

My improvement relates to a fastening for securing a check-rein to a cheek-rein hook upon a saddle-tree, usually termed a check- IO ease, and employed to ease the check-rein and prevent undue strain being exerted by the same upon the mouth of an animal.

1 will describe in detail a check-ease embodying my improvement, and then point out I 5 the novel features in claim.

The accompanying drawing illustrates a check-ease embodying my improvement.

A designates the check-ease. I make this check-ease of one piece of metal, with the exeeption of terminal loops for receiving the ends of the cheek-reins, which may or may not be made integral with the rest. The metal is bent double in the middle in suehmanner as to form a loop, (1., adapted to be secured to a securing device, (here shown as a hook,) 1),

upon a saddletree, c, forming part of a harness. 1. have shown the loop a covered with leather; but this may be omitted, if desirable. The portions of metal forming the loop converge and are secured together beyond the loop, as here shown, by means of a band of metal, (I, placed about them and rigidly secured thereto by solder or otherwise.

Instead of using the band (I, the portions of 5 metal may be twisted together at that point, or they may be simply soldered together. Upon leaving the ,band (I each oflthe portions Serial No. 168,354. (No model.)

has formed in it a coil, e. These coils form springs. I may use one ormore of these coils. Upon leaving the coils the ends of the por-, o tions diverge laterally, forming resilient arms. A loop, f, is upon each of these outwardly extending ends of the portions. These loops may be formed by bending the metal, or they maybe formed separately by casting or other- 5 wise, and secured to the outwardly-extending ends of the portions by screw-threads, or in any other suitable manner. I have, shown straps g, forming portions of a checkrein, se= cured one to each of the loops f.

This check-ease rocks freely from side to side, to accommodate sidewise movements of the horses head, and being resilient by reason of the coils 6 yields to downward movements of the horses head which may be occasioned by stumbling or otherwise. plein construction, and not liable to get out of order.

What I claim as my invention, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

A check-ease made of one piece of metal doubled in the middle to form a loop for en-', gaging with a hook on a saddle-tree, the two portions of the piece of metal being secured together beyond the loop, a coil or coils in each of said portions beyond the point where they are secured together constituting springs, said portions terminating in diverging resilient arms provided with loops, substantially as specified.

R. G. HANFORD, JR.

Witnesses:

F. E. PATTERSON, F. I. PEUKHAM.

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